While some experts contend that the health budget is big enough, research shows that spending on this vital line item has stagnated in real terms. Cutbacks have been intensified since the pandemic. In the second episode of our podcast series, the Mail & Guardian talks to the spokesperson of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa about how healthcare workers are feeling the spending pinch.

While some experts contend that the health budget is big enough, research shows that spending on this vital line item has stagnated in real terms. Cutbacks have been intensified since the pandemic. In the second episode of our podcast series, the Mail & Guardian talks to the spokesperson of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa about how healthcare workers are feeling the spending pinch.

While some experts contend that the health budget is big enough, research shows that spending on this vital line item&nbsp;has stagnated in real terms. Cutbacks have been intensified since the pandemic. In the second episode of our podcast series, the Mail &amp; Guardian talks to the spokesperson of the&nbsp;Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa about how healthcare workers are feeling the spending pinch.

The Fiscal Cliff | The jaws of the hippopotamus

The Fiscal Cliff is a Mail & Guardian podcast series about the state of South Africa’s public purse and how the government’s efforts to rein in
spending have eroded public services.

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The Fiscal Cliff is a Mail & Guardian podcast series about the state of South Africa’s public purse and how the government’s efforts to rein in spending have eroded public services.

The Fiscal Cliff is a Mail &amp; Guardian podcast series about the state of South Africa’s public purse and how the government’s efforts to rein in
spending have eroded public services.

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